Five Acres Primary School
East Hawthorn Rd, Ambrosden, East Hawthorn Rd, Bicester, OX25 2SNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Five Acres Primary School is a primary school in Bicester for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. It ranks 11th of 16 primary schools in Bicester. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2016.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 30 November 2016, report published 10 January 2017
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 29 March 2022
Pupils love being part of this welcoming and supportive school community. They are thrilled that the activities they enjoyed before the pandemic are available to them again. These include sports, singing, art and trips to local museums. Leaders have high expectations for all pupils. They work hard to enable pupils to reach their potential. Pupils develop into responsible and considerate citizens who demonstrate care for their world and for each other. Pupils are friendly, inclusive and keen to learn. They enjoy learning about the wider experiences of forces families and other pupils who have lived overseas. Pupils behave well. Classrooms are happy places where everyone can concentrate on their learning. Pupils who need extra help to manage their feelings are given the support they need. Leaders take any incidents of unkind behaviour, including bullying, seriously. They act promptly to investigate and resolve problems. All pupils access a broad curriculum. They have memorable experiences and lessons that they enjoy. However, the school's curriculum is not sufficiently developed in some subjects. This means that pupils do not build up their knowledge and skills as well as they might. Work to further enhance pupils' learning is underway but needs some more refinement.
What the school should improve
- Early reading is taught effectively overall, but the books are not well matched to pupils' phonic knowledge. This means that a few pupils struggle to read fluently. Leaders should ensure that the books pupils read are precisely matched to their phonic knowledge, so that all pupils achieve as well as they can in their reading.
- The school's curriculum, in some subjects, is not sufficiently detailed. This means that, in some subjects, the curriculum does not identify the most important knowledge that pupils need to learn. Leaders must ensure that the planning for these subjects includes sufficient detail to support teachers to plan lessons that are progressive and coherent. Pupils will then be able to build on prior learning to make greater progress.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
40 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
315 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Five Acres Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graven Hill Primary School | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Langford Village Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Launton Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 75% met the expected standard |
| Longfields Primary and Nursery School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Walker
- Phone
- 01869253193
- Address
- East Hawthorn Rd, Ambrosden, East Hawthorn Rd, Bicester, OX25 2SN
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 123006
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.